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Grand Traverse County

Elk Lake

Michigan DNR logged 1 trout stocking date at Elk Lake in 2026 so far, 37,595 fish in all. The latest was on Apr 14, 2026.

Michigan DNR data pulled . Latest record in the Michigan DNR data for any water: Oct 13, 2026.

Elk Lake in numbers

fish stocked in 2026, through Nov 6
37,595
by the same date in 2025
40,000
in all of 2025
40,000
Stocking log

Every stocking record

Every trout and salmon release Michigan DNR lists for this water in the last two years, newest first, then yearly totals since 2020. Counts include small fish (fingerlings) as well as catchable trout; the average length tells them apart (the DNR records it in centimetres; it is shown here in inches). The site is the stocking point the DNR names within the water.

Last stocked, Apr 14, 202637,595Brown trout, avg 7.3 in
2026 · 37,595 fish on 1 date
DateSpeciesFishSiteAvg. length
Apr 14Brown trout12,534 fish · Township Park-Park Road12,534Township Park-Park Road7.3 in
Apr 14Brown trout12,533 fish · Township Park-Park Road12,533Township Park-Park Road7.3 in
Apr 14Brown trout12,528 fish · Township Park-Park Road12,528Township Park-Park Road7.3 in
2025 · 40,000 fish on 1 date
DateSpeciesFishSiteAvg. length
May 5Brown trout13,000 fish · Township Park-Park Road13,000Township Park-Park Road7.6 in
May 5Brown trout9,000 fish · Township Park-Park Road9,000Township Park-Park Road7.4 in
May 5Brown trout9,000 fish · Township Park-Park Road9,000Township Park-Park Road7.4 in
May 5Brown trout7,902 fish · Township Park-Park Road7,902Township Park-Park Road7.6 in
May 5Brown trout1,098 fish · Township Park-Park Road1,098Township Park-Park Road7.6 in
Every year since 2020
YearStocking datesFish
2026137,595
2025140,000
2024137,200
2023135,999
2022239,035
2021239,585
2020352,993
2020 – 2026

Trout stocked each year

2026 is outlined because the year is not over. The tallest full year is yellow. Counts include fingerlings. Records start in 2020.

  1. 53k2020: 52,993 fish
  2. 40k2021: 39,585 fish
  3. 39k2022: 39,035 fish
  4. 36k2023: 35,999 fish
  5. 37k2024: 37,200 fish
  6. 40k2025: 40,000 fish
  7. 38k2026: 37,595 fish

What is stocked here

All records since 2020
SpeciesFishShare
Brown trout282,407100%

Where it is

Michigan trout stockingAll Grand Traverse County watersRecently stocked in Michigan

No single map point is given for this water in the USGS names database, so no map is shown.

Also in Grand Traverse County: Boardman River, Duck Lake, Green Lake, Sand Lake #1 (Titus).

Source: DNR fish stocking database, Michigan Department of Natural Resources. Pulled . Check the agency and the current fishing rules before you go.